Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Behavioural Economics: Polarisation, Discrimination, and differences in society
This short course introduced you to methods derived from game theory and behavioural economics to understand pertinent and current challenges in society to overcome behavioural biases, such as discrimination.
3 weeks, 2 hours per week
Lerato Dixon & Ludovica Orlandi & Thorsten Chmura
Nottingham Business School
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate a consolidated knowledge of core theories in microeconomics of relevance to business and managerial decision-making
- Critically review the development of economic theory and of schools of thought
- Apply economic analytical concepts, theories and techniques to provide a critical perspective of consumer and organisational behaviour and decision-making
Syllabus
- Introduction to Polarisation and Discrimination
- Experiments in Behavioural Economics
- The Concept of Trust in Behavioural Economics
- The Concept of Fairness in Behavioural Economics
- The Concept of Cooperation in Behavioural Economics
- Reciprocity and Beliefs
- Personality Traits - The Big 5
- Social Norms
Issued on 6th September 2026
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